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Styrene, Used in Packaging, May Be Added to Prop 65 List

This news article about how Styrene, Used in Packaging, May Be Added to Prop 65 List, is brought to you by wholefoodsmagazine.com.     Polystyrene, a plastic utilized in everything from yogurt containers to foam packaging, may soon be found on the list of known carcinogens maintained by California under Proposition 65.   The state has […]

OECD releases new data on nanomaterials – registrants asked to consider the information

This news article stating OECD releases new data on nanomaterials, is brought to you by ECHA.     The OECD has started the dissemination of hazard information on the following 11 nanomaterials in IUCLID format:   Fullerenes;   single-walled carbon nanotubes;   multi-walled carbon nanotubes;   silver;   gold;   dendrimers;   silicon dioxide (six […]

Proposed TSCA Reform Should Push Industry To Be Proactive

This news article regarding how Proposed TSCA Reform Should Push Industry To Be Proactive, is brought to you by law360.com.     While consumers typically believe that anything they can buy in the store has been government tested for safety, that’s not always the case. The Toxic Substances Control Act, the federal law that manages the […]

Proposed TSCA Legislation Ramps Up Safety Requirements for Manufacturers, EPA

This news article about Proposed TSCA Legislation Ramps Up Safety Requirements for Manufacturers, EPA, is brought to you by jdsupra.com.     While consumers typically believe that anything they can buy in the store has been government tested for safety, that’s not always the case. The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) has been in effect and […]

OSHA’s June 1 GHS deadline for safety data sheets: What does it mean for you?

This news article regarding OSHA’s June 1 GHS deadline for safety data sheets: What does it mean for you?, is brought to you by safety.blr.com.     Effective June 1, 2015, chemical manufacturers, importers, or other employers responsible for preparing safety data sheets, or SDSs, must format each SDS using consistent headings in a specified 16-section sequence. […]

EU Commission will publish results of EDC criteria screening

This news update on how EU Commission will publish results of EDC criteria screening, is brought to you by chemicalwatch.com.     The European Commission will publish the results of its planned screening of 700 substances against four possible ways of setting criteria for endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs).   The work, which the EU executive expects […]

Today’s the Day: OSHA HCS Compliance Update

This news update – Today’s the Day: OSHA HCS Compliance Update, is brought to you by whattheythink.com.     Are you ready?   June 1, 2015, is the deadline for meeting the revised Hazard Communication Standard (HCS)—CFR 1910.1200—and its alignment with the Globally Harmonized System (GHS).   As everyone should know by now, the 2012 version […]

Interim Enforcement Guidance for Hazard Communication 2012 (HCS 2012)

This news update regarding Interim Enforcement Guidance for Hazard Communication 2012 (HCS 2012), is brought to you by osha.gov.     This memorandum is to provide additional, interim guidance on the Hazard Communication 2012 June 1, 2015 effective date.  OSHA provided related guidance in its February 9, 2015 memorandum which described the Agency’s enforcement position for manufacturers, […]

EU Regulators Bow to Pressure from American Trade Lobby on EDCs

This news update regarding how EU Regulators Bow to Pressure from American Trade Lobby on EDCs, is brought to you by enewspf.com.     The same day that trade representatives from United States met with Secretary-General Catherine Day of the European Commission (EC), she sent a letter to the EC’s Environment Director-General Karl Falkenberg telling him […]

Part 3 Of Biofuels Digest Series On TSCA And The Bioeconomy

This news update for Part 3 Of Biofuels Digest Series On TSCA And The Bioeconomy is brought to you by jdsupra.com.     Part 3 of Biofuels Digest‘s “Thought Leadership” series highlighting some of the ways the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) applies to biobased products was published May 18, 2015.Summaries of the first two “TSCA and […]